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42 U.S.C. 6621: Coordination of Federal STEM education

Created in 2011 by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010" or the "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-358). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 1862t, 42 U.S.C. 7381c-3, 42 U.S.C. 18901.

This Congress

  • S. 1070 National STEM Week Act · passed senate · would change (b), (d), (e)

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–167 added pars. (9) and (10). Law text · (d), (10)

2017

  • Pub. L. 114–329, §304(a), added pars. (7) to (10). (American Innovation and Competitiveness Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 114–329, §304(b)(2), redesignated subsec. (b) relating to responsibilities of OSTP as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (American Innovation and Competitiveness Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 114–329, §304(b)(1), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and substituted "Reports" for "Report" in heading. (American Innovation and Competitiveness Act) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 114–329, §304(b)(3), added pars. (6) to (8). (American Innovation and Competitiveness Act) Law text · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.